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Franco Citti

Franco Citti

Acting1935Roma, Lazio, Italia

Biography

 Franco Citti (born 23 April 1935 in Rome) was an Italian actor. He came to fame at the age of 26, playing the title role in Pier Paolo Pasolini's film Accattone. In 1967 he appeared in the title role in Pasolini's version of Oedipus Rex.

He is perhaps best-known to non-Italian audiences as Calo in The Godfather I and III and uttering the line 'In Sicily, women are more dangerous than shotguns'.

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Acting History

2017
2016
2009
2005
1998
1997
The Mayor
as Arturo Santaniello
1996
We Free Kings
as Attore
1994
1990
The Secret
as Franco
Scandal in Black
as Projectionist
1989
Rosso di sera
as Capace
I promessi sposi
TVas Grignapoco
1986
1985
1984
1983
The Black Stallion Returns
as Foreign Legion Officer
1982
1981
The Soup
as Francesco
1980
Ciao marziano
as Er Cinese
Fatal Fix
as Alfredo
1979
Luna
as Man in Bar
1978
Yerma
as Juan
1977
Destruction Force
as Antonio Lanza
Beach House
as Nando
Watch Me When I Kill
as Pasquale Ferrante
1976
One Way or Another
as Autista di M.
1974
Arabian Nights
as The Demon
1973
Bawdy Tales
as Mammone
1972
Roma
as Man at Restaurant (uncredited)
The Godfather
as Calo - Sicilian Sequence
1971
The Decameron
as Ciappelletto
Una ragazza di Praga
as Alberto Marini
1970
Ostia
as Rabbino
1969
Pigsty
as Secondo Cannibale
Gangster's Law
as Bruno Esposito
1968
Black Jesus
as Oreste
1967
Oedipus Rex
as Oedipus
1963
The Shortest Day
as Fante Romano
1962
Violent Life
as Tommaso
Mamma Roma
as Carmine
1961
Accattone
as Vittorio 'Accattone' Cataldi

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
4/23/1935
Day of Death
1/14/2016
Place of Birth
Roma, Lazio, Italia